In communities across Toronto, efforts are underway to prepare for the hundreds of Palestinians expected to arrive following the introduction of the federal government’s temporary resident visa program for Gazans with extended family in Canada.
But for some members of the Palestinian Canadian community, feelings of hope are mixed with anxiety and desperation, as uncertainty looms over when Gazans will be allowed to leave the war-torn territory and how they will be received in Canada, where some have voiced concerns over their arrival.
